Maple Project

Maple Project

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  1Collaboration in theOnline ClassroomYour help is needed to complete this PowerPoint for a very important presentation to new teachersIt is your job to help them understand the importance of collaboration in the online classroom and provide some tipsAs you read through this presentation, add anything you wish to addWhen you see Your Turn in and instructions in Red Text, be sure to replace it with your ideasMake sure your ideas are in a different color.You may change the look of the PowerPoint in any way
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  2Why Collaborate?Promotes deeperlevels of knowledgePromotes initiative, creativity and development of critical thinking skillsPromotes Co-creation of knowledgePromotes Reflection
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  3Building CommunityA senseof community must exist for collaboration to occurMembers feeling comfortable enough to express ideas with each other,Members feeing comfortable enough to disagree with each other, and Members feeling responsible for each otherLead to SUCCESSFUL Collaboration!!
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  4Elements of CommunityAllthe people involvedShared purposeSharing information, experiences, interests, resourcesGuidelinesStructure of the course, groundrules for participation and interactionTechnology or Meeting PlacesCollaborative LearningStudent-to-student interactionReflectionTo reinforce and transform the learning
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  5Why Do PeopleNeed to Learn to Work Together?Your turn: How does it prepare learners for the workplace or in other ways?
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  6When Groups Workand Don’t WorkYour turn: We did this in our discussion group already, so this slide should be easy for youYour turn: Think of a group you were in that you really liked. Explain what you liked about that team or group and why you think it worked well. Your turn: Think of a group you were in that you really did not like. Explain what you liked about that team or group and why you think it did not work well.
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  7Stages of GroupDevelopmentForming: when groups get to know one anotherNorming: when groups figure out how to work togetherStorming: Problem-solving where there will be disagreement and/or conflictProblem solving allows participants to be exposed to multiple viewpoints.Performing: when groups work to complete the taskAdjourning: when groups end the work and disband or regroup for other tasks
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  8What Do INeed to Do as an Instructor?Set the StageProvide a course introduction and syllabus that outlines course expectations.Create the EnvironmentIntroduce yourself to the students in an interesting and interactive way. Next, create an opportunity for the students to safely and creatively make introductions and begin the early stages of community building.Model the ProcessThe teacher should provide models of each of the activities or techniques that he/she expects the students to produce throughout the class.What Do I Need to Do as an Instructor?Guide the ProcessThe teacher should guide the learning process with constant communication through a variety of means such as question and answer discussion boards, provision of learner surveys and teacher feedback.Evaluate the ProcessThe teacher should take time for self-reflection and student reflection. The use of teacher and class evaluations (completed by students) are a helpful means to do this.9